IT Training Press Releases (May 10)

LINE delivers nuggets of marketing and learning to Credit Suisse LINE Communications | Zurich | 28-May-2010. LINE Communications, one of Europe's leading providers of learning and communications, is delivering a series of short, high-quality learning nuggets to the global workforce of Credit Suisse, one of the world's leading banks. Read full story eLearning Africa: How ICTs Can Help Build Peace, Security and Stability ICWE | Lusaka, Zambia | 28-May-2010. 'Information and communication Technologies (ICTs) can play a major role in building peace, security and stability in some of the most troubled places on the planet,' says New Security Foundation Chairman, Dr Harold Elletson. Dr Elletson was speaking at the eLearning Africa conference in Lusaka, Zambia during a session hosted by the New Security Foundation and involving participants from all over Africa. Read full story

5th year as Best Workplace for Happy Happy | London | 28-May-2010. Training company Happy Ltd was this week rated as one of the UK's Best Workplaces for the 5th successive year. The company won the prestigious Laureate status as one of the few companies to have made the list five times in a row. Read full story

IMI reveals final six in the Skillauto search for best light vehicle technician Institute of the Motor Industry | 28-May-2010. Following a record number of entries and a series of regional heats across the country, the judges have now selected the final six technicians who will compete in the UK final of the Skillauto Automobile Technology (light vehicle) competition, sponsored by IMI Awards and Castrol. Read full story

QA employee to cycle across the UK for charity - from Lands End to John O'Groats in 14 days! QA | 28-May-2010. Mary Payne, a QA customer service representative is used to looking after customers needs the length and breadth of the UK, but in June she takes this to a greater level. Read full story

Multiple e-Assessment Delivery Options - You Choose, Surpass Delivers BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 27-May-2010. BTL Group Ltd is proud to announce that, in the latest release of its Surpass e-Assessment solution, they have added additional exam delivery options. Read full story

Books on management, coaching, leadership and NLP The Performance Solution | Wiltshire, UK | 27-May-2010. This May TPS has launched its own book shop with recommended reading for managers, leaders, coaches, post grad students and lots more. Read full story

New E-Learning Technologies Beginning To Replace Traditional Teaching Methods ALISON | 27-May-2010. As students continue to struggle with the challenges posed by Science in the classroom, the free online learning and certification provider; ALISON.com has just released two new free interactive courses on Chemistry to rekindle student's waning interest in Science. Read full story

REDTRAY Attains Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status REDTRAY | London, UK | 27-May-2010. REDTRAY Ltd, one of Europe's leading IT Training providers, today announces the renewal of its Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program. Read full story

Charles Jennings on embedding learning in organisations at the Learning and Skills Group Conference Learning and Skills Group | London | 26-May-2010. LSG2010 » 'From fulfilment to embedding - making learning part of daily life', led by Charles Jennings, is one of the conference sessions arranged for L&D professionals at the upcoming Learning and Skills Group Conference on 8 June in London. Read full story

LearningGuide Solution’s Bob Mosher keynotes at the IITT National Conference in London LearningGuide Solutions | Milton Keynes, UK | 26-May-2010. As the globally recognized leader on learning performance and excellence, LearningGuide Solutions' Bob Mosher will keynote at the 2010 Institute of IT Training's National Conference & Exhibition in London, on the 7th and 8th of September. Mosher will keynote again due to popular demand from delegates at last year's sold-out event. The 2010 venue is the London Grosvenor Square Marriott Hotel. Read full story

Safeguarding Children e-Academy charity donations top £50,000 Virtual College | Leeds, England | 26-May-2010. Cash windfalls from the national Safeguarding Children e-Academy continue to provide a financial boost to charities working with children and young people across Britain and overseas. Read full story

General Physics Receives Accreditation from National Association of State Boards of Accountancy for Climate Change and Carbon Accounting Course General Physics | Elkridge, MD | 26-May-2010. Global performance improvement solutions provider General Physics Corporation (GP), the operating subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, has received accreditation from the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) to offer a live class nationwide entitled "Introduction to Climate Change and Carbon Accounting". Read full story

Upside Learning extends partnership with MindLeaders; announces updated collection of eLearning catalog courses Upside Learning | Pune, India | 26-May-2010. Continuing an alliance that showcased the best-in-breed catalog courses, Upside Learning, a recognized leader in training outsourcing, custom eLearning development & LMS solutions, and Mindleaders, one of the leading providers of eLearning catalog courses, have extended their partnership after a successful first year. With this extension, Upside Learning continues to promote and market MindLeaders' updated collection of eLearning catalog courses to its customers worldwide. Read full story

LINE Forum Lunch sees Mobile Learning as key element to delivering fast and effective learning LINE Communications | London | 25-May-2010. LINE Communications, one of Europe's leading providers of learning and communications has hosted a highly successful Forum Lunch at L'Escargot in London last month. Read full story

Kaplan IT Learning Wins Silver Award Brandon Hall Learning Technology Award Kaplan | Atlanta, GA | 25-May-2010. Kaplan IT Learning, a leader in collaborative e-Learning solutions, won a coveted Brandon Hall silver award for technology excellence in the Best Advance in Performance Support category. The Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Technology Awards are presented by Brandon Hall Research, one of the leading research firms in training and development. The awards recognize the best in innovative learning content, technology, and initiatives in workplace learning. Read full story

Free Online Resources Justify Government's ICT cuts ALISON | 25-May-2010. The government's decision to abolish the education ICT agency Becta by November has been met with mixed view. The scrapping of the quango which promotes the use of technology in schools is part of cuts worth £6.2 billion in what Chancellor George Osbourne has called 'wasteful' public spending. While up to 240 jobs will go and it's services cut, many are asking if Becta will truly be missed. Read full story

Individual Certifications for TOGAF™ 9 Surpass 2,000 in Record Time The Open Group | London, UK | 25-May-2010. Individual certifications for TOGAF™ version 9, The Open Group's standard method for enterprise architecture, have surpassed 2,000 since the latest version was released last year. Read full story

Transforming the delivery of Functional Skills and awarding organisation services Institute of the Motor Industry | 25-May-2010. Four highly respected sector specialist Awarding Organisations have come together to transform the way Functional Skills will be offered to centres. EAL (EMTA Awards Ltd), IMI Awards, ITEC and Skillsfirst Awards will jointly develop and offer, from September 2010, Functional Skills qualifications at Levels 1 and 2 in English, Maths and ICT. Read full story

REDTRAY’s Inspirations Day highlights top tips for improving e-learning REDTRAY | London, UK | 25-May-2010. REDTRAY hosted the first in a series of Inspirations Days, designed to inspire optimal business transformation through people, last week. Attended by over fifty L&D Managers, Training Managers and Learning experts from all walks of industry, the event highlighted that one of greatest hurdles in the industry was driving staff and customers to complete learning activities. Read full story

Cobent Partners with ELC to Supply Learning Technology Solutions in China Cobent | London, UK | 24-May-2010. Cobent Limited has partnered with ELC, headquartered in Shanghai, to supply Cobent learning technology in China. Read full story

Colleges achieve their LSC National Learner Survey targets thanks to QDP - LSC student survey link QDP Services | Macclesfield, UK | 24-May-2010. Earlier this academic year *20 colleges and training providers used QDP Services to collect the LSC National Learner Survey (NLS) data at the same time as their own learner feedback. Thanks to this online survey facility, these learning and training providers were not only collecting highly valuable learner opinions for quality assurance but they had more control over the NLS data collection. Read full story

Wanting to implement an eLearning infrastructure? New hosted Learning Management System service from CM Group makes the entire process easy. CM Group | UK Bristol | 22-May-2010. Luminosity Content Server, part of the Luminosity suite of products is now available as a fully scalable online service from CM Group. Read full story

Silver Surfers Day attempts to encourage older people online ALISON | 21-May-2010. As the UK today celebrates the annual Silver Surfers Day to encourage older people online, ALISON.com is taking the fear out of the digital world for the older computer novice with a host of free self-paced online interactive courses. Read full story eLearning Africa Photo Competition: Winning Photo from Zambia ICWE | Berlin, Germany. Lusaka, Zambia. | 21-May-2010. Winners of the first eLearning Africa photo competition will be featured in an exhibition at the fifth pan-African conference on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Development, Education and Training Read full story

Celebrate Adult Learners Week by Upskilling ALISON | 20-May-2010. As part of the International Adult Learners Week, May 15th - 21st, ALISON is to offer in excess of 70 free online interactive courses and training certifications to help adults learn and up-skill. Read full story

REDTRAY’s new ALTO learning portal for compliance managers reduces financial and regulatory compliance risk REDTRAY | London, UK | 20-May-2010. REDTRAY Ltd, one of Europe's leading IT Training Outsourcing providers, launches ALTO v2.0, a new online portal that enables compliance managers to reduce the financial and regulatory compliance risk through comprehensive tracking and detailed reporting of training programmes. Read full story

Celebrations and challenges for PSL’s 20th anniversary Bob Little Press and PR | London, UK | 20-May-2010. With partnering and collaboration being key themes in British politics these days, the House of Lords proved an excellent venue to mark the 20th anniversary of Partnership Sourcing Ltd (PSL). Read full story

OutStart's John Alonso to Discuss Benefits of Mobile Learning to Law Enforcement at the 2010 STARS Workshop Outstart | Boston, MA | 19-May-2010. John Alonso, Co-founder and CTO of OutStart, will present 'Mobile Learning for a Mobile Workforce' to the attendees of the STARS Workshop in San Antonio on May 25. Public safety professionals, including members from local, state and federal law enforcement, will learn how mobile technology can provide invaluable training and refresher information to officers and other public safety individuals while deployed in the field. Read full story

Pearson VUE Sponsors CompTIA Conference Pearson VUE | London - Strand | 19-May-2010. COMPUTER-based assessment company Pearson VUE has been announced as Platinum Sponsor for the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) EMEA Member Conference held at the Radisson Edwardian Heathrow Hotel on 20-21 October 2010. Read full story

The Open Group Extends Global Reach with New Executive Appointment in China The Open Group | Reading, UK | 19-May-2010. Former American Express enterprise architect and Open Group Architecture Forum chair Chris Forde joins organisation as vice president Read full story

Bob Mosher keynotes at the IITT National Conference & Exhibition due to popular demand Institute of IT Training | Coventry, UK | 19-May-2010. Bob Mosher, the global thought leader on learning performance and excellence is to keynote at the IITT National Conference due to popular demand from delegates at last year's sold- out event. Read full story

Global Knowledge Enables Cisco's New Partner Business Architect Role with Comprehensive Training Program Global Knowledge | Wokingham, UK | 19-May-2010. ~ Cisco will fund 75% of Partner's training costs for new Business Architect training program ~ Read full story

NGRAIN Expands Availability of Equipment Maintenance Training in Europe with Ambient Performance Ambient Performance | London, UK | 18-May-2010. NGRAIN, a leading provider of interactive 3D equipment simulation solutions that maximize the effectiveness of training programs and maintenance support systems, today announced that Ambient Performance has joined NGRAIN's international network of resellers. Specializing in 3D virtual worlds, mobile augmented reality and electronic performance support applications, Ambient Performance will provide the NGRAIN Producer and Virtual Task Refresher solutions to military, energy, aerospace and healthcare education organizations across Europe. Read full story

Saffron Interactive adds to its award winning Instructional Design team Saffron Interactive | London, United Kingdom | 18-May-2010. Saffron Interactive, one of Europe's leading e-learning, mobile and blended learning companies, is pleased to announce new appointments to its award winning Instructional Design team. Read full story

Jay Cross at Learning and Skills Group Conference 8 June London Learning and Skills Group | London | 18-May-2010. LSG2010 » The upcoming Learning and Skills Group Conference on 8 June in London will open with a keynote address 'Working smarter through Workscaping - informal learning at work' from Jay Cross, one of the world's best-known commentators on learning and a champion of informal learning, web 2.0 and systems thinking. Read full story Kineo, Sportiv8 and League Football Education collaborate on Olympics-themed e-learning Kineo | Brighton, UK | 18-May-2010. Kineo, Sportiv8 and League Football Education have announced a partnership to work together to produce a ground breaking approach to provide re-usable e-learning resources on functional skills for apprentices and learners within traditional school and college programmes. Read full story

Communicaid Helps Europe Arab Bank Develop the Global Competence of its International Managers Communicaid | London | 18-May-2010. Europe Arab Bank selects Communicaid to develop the intercultural skills of its employees as they seek to develop relationships with colleagues and clients across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Read full story

EFMD awards CLIP accreditation to GDF SUEZ University EFMD | Brussels, Belgium | 18-May-2010. GDF Suez has achieved CLIP accreditation for its corporate university - joins community of leading corporate universities across Europe Read full story

MOT and Edvantage group work towards improving school environments in Norway and South Africa Edvantage group | Oslo, Norway | 18-May-2010. MOT is an educational organisation working with young people in schools in Norway and South Africa. Their key objective is to contribute to the development of young people and to create safe environments for them. MOT has established a three year sponsorship deal with Edvantage group, an e-learning company and Managed Learning Service provider, worth 1.6 million NOK (£180,000). The sponsorship agreement includes Edvantage group providing a learning portal enabling MOT to provide better training to their 1,000 trainers in Norway and South Africa. Read full story

New Free Online Course Launched - 'Writing in English' ALISON | 17-May-2010. Fancy yourself as the next Stephen King? Think you could write the plot for the next Da Vinci Code or The Lord of the Rings? Then ALISON.com's new free online English writing training could be just for you. Read full story

Omniplex’s Managing Director reveals criteria for value for money e- learning solutions Omniplex | Hemel Hempstead, UK, & Montreal, Canada | 16-May-2010. Matthew Lloyd, managing director of the e-learning solutions provider, Omniplex, contributed to the recent discussion, in London, on 'Value for Money eLearning Solutions', organised by eLearning Network (eLN) - a non-profit organisation run by the e-learning community for the e-learning community. Read full story Encouraging signs that the worst of the recession may have past as Content Master continues recruitment and appoints new UK based staff CM Group | UK Bristol | 15-May-2010. To support the continued expansion of its UK and US sales, Content Master, part of CM Group announces more technical and trainer recruitment in its UK office. Read full story

Bray Leino BroadSkill appointed as supplier by Northern Ireland Assembly Bray Leino BroadSkill | 14-May-2010. Bray Leino BroadSkill has been selected by The Northern Ireland Assembly Secretariat to supply a fully managed learning and development service. Read full story

LINE to launch iPad learning at ITEC LINE Communications | London | 14-May-2010. LINE Communications, a key provider of learning and development solutions to the defence sector, will be showcasing a range of defence based projects and launching an exciting new iPad multi-user interaction programme at ITEC Defence Exhibition and Conference at Excel, London on 18th-20th of May. Read full story

You've Survived the Recession - Now What? The Ken Blanchard Companies | LONDON | 14-May-2010. It's been a tough time, but your business is still here. You've had to cope with shrinking budgets, downsized workforces, customers who exhibit totally new buying behaviours and expectations, and jittery employees. So what should your next move be? Read full story

General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions select Pearson VUE for online exam delivery Pearson VUE | London - Strand | 14-May-2010. The General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI) has announced that it will deliver tests online for the first time in its history after agreeing to a partnership with Pearson VUE. Read full story

Wayne Homes to Automate Employee Training and Development Using Learn.com Learn.com | Sunrise, FL | 13-May-2010. Learn.com®, the Knowledge PlatformTM company, today announced that Wayne Homes, with over four decades of custom home building experience, headquartered in Uniontown, Ohio, has selected the company's knowledge platform to automate the employee training and development processes. Read full story

Ambient Performance, MASA Group and Coram UK are nearing completion of TRAF*MAN Ambient Performance | London, UK | 13-May-2010. Ambient Performance (Lead), MASA Group and Coram UK are nearing completion of a 6 month response to a SBRI call from the UK Technology Strategy Board and the Highways Agency for Synthetic Environments in Managed Motorways to explore the use of synthetic environments applied to transport, in this case, modelling and managing complex traffic situations on motorways. Read full story

GoodPractice supports National Learning at Work Day with the provision of a free toolkit GoodPractice | Edinburgh | 13-May-2010. National Learning at Work Day 2010 will take place on 20th of May as part of Adult Learners' Week. GoodPractice, the UK's leading provider of on-demand learning, has supported previous Learning at Work campaigns and this year has put together a free Learning at Work Day Toolkit. Read full story

Upside Learning And KESDEE Inc. Enter A Global Strategic Alliance To Market And Promote Financial eLearning Solutions Upside Learning | Pune, India | 13-May-2010. Upside Learning, a recognized leader in training outsourcing, custom eLearning development & LMS solutions, announced a global strategic alliance with KESDEE Inc., the world's largest financial eLearning company. The alliance will enable Upside Learning to market and promote KESDEE's content through its multi-award winning, flagship learning management system, UpsideLMS, to its clients and partners across the globe. Read full story

NetDimensions to Launch an Innovative Portable LMS Solution at ASTD 2010 NetDimensions | Hong Kong | 13-May-2010. NetDimensions, a global provider of performance, knowledge and learning management systems, will launch a groundbreaking portable LMS solution called Mobile EKP (mEKP) at ASTD 2010 International Conference & Exposition in Chicago. Read full story

Harbinger Releases Elicitus Studio Harbinger Knowledge Products | Redmond, WA | 13-May-2010. Build Courses, Import PowerPoint, Add Games & Simulations, Track with SCORM and More - For an Unbelievably Low Price Read full story

Schools to Embrace Interactive Technology to Enhance Maths Grades ALISON | 12-May-2010. With the recent announcement that bonus points may be given to higher-level Leaving Cert Maths students still fresh, the free online course provide, ALISON has just announced the release of a suite of new Maths courses. The timely release will provide a useful study aid for those preparing for exams. Read full story

Free Training to Maximise Your Personal Brand on National Learning at Work Day Brightwave | Brighton, UK | 12-May-2010. 20 May 2010: Brightwave celebrates National Learning at Work Day with new LiveTime Learning leadership-focused course Read full story

80% of IT staff value skills acquisition over a work-life balance Global Knowledge | Wokingham, UK | 12-May-2010. ~ acquiring new skills boosts staff retention and demonstrates training ROI ~ Read full story

Lord Digby Jones future vision recognised by QA Apprentices recent visit to Microsoft UK HQ QA | 11-May-2010. Apprentices get inspired by future technologies and Lord Digby Jones urges employers to recognise apprentices as the future. Read full story

Saffron Interactive announces LMS in a box Saffron Interactive | London, United Kingdom | 11-May-2010. Saffron Interactive, one of Europe's leading e-learning, mobile and blended learning companies, is proud to announce LMS in a box. Read full story

Kineo collaborates with Tesco to develop new learning academy online using Moodle Open Source LMS Kineo | Brighton, UK | 11-May-2010. Tesco has recently developed Academy Online, its new learning portal which it is hoped will eventually serve the learning needs of over 400,000 staff across Tesco's global businesses. Kineo, the leading e-learning solutions provider, was chosen by Tesco to design and develop the portal solution, using its experience in combining user experience and web design, and development strength in open source tools such as Moodle. Read full story

Sub-Standard Teaching Methods Combated by Ambitious Social Enterprise ALISON | 10-May-2010. As high school science grades continue to fall, ALISON, the free online learning and certification provider has just released two new free interactive courses on Biology to rekindle student's waning interest in Science. Read full story

Inclusive Education a Priority for Ministers’ Meeting in Zambia ICWE | Berlin, Germany. Lusaka, Zambia. | 10-May-2010. Berlin, Germany, Lusaka, Zambia. Zambia's capital will host a gathering of some of Africa's top educational decision-makers on May 26th at eLearning Africa. The largest pan-African conference on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for development, education and training will be held from May 26th - 28th in Lusaka. Read full story Harbinger Unveils New Ways to Make Training Sessions and Presentations Fun, Engaging and Effective Harbinger Knowledge Products | 10-May-2010. Enhances YawnBuster - a Path-Breaking Software for Adding Group Activities to PowerPoint Read full story

Econsultancy and Hult International Business School launch Master in Digital Marketing Econsultancy | London | 10-May-2010. Digital marketing training group Econsultancy has joined forces with leading international business school Hult to develop a new Master in Digital Marketing programme, starting in September 2010. Read full story

CM Luminosity announces the Lightshow software application training tool CM Group | UK Bristol | 8-May-2010. CM Luminosity, part of CM Group, has developed a software training application built on Microsoft Silverlight as a training tool to form part of its Luminosity collaborative rapid eLearning authoring software platform. Read full story e2train announces significant third quarter growth e2train | Cirencester, UK | 7-May-2010. Learning and Performance software and services supplier e2train has announced substantial year-on-year organic growth of 47 per cent at the close of its third quarter, ending 31 March 2010. Read full story

QA provides training to help organisations understand the new Equality Act 2010 QA | 6-May-2010. QA leads the market with new training workshops and toolkits to help organisations understand and comply with the Equality Act 2010. Read full story

Xyleme LCMS for EMC Documentum Wins Gold Brandon Hall Learning Technology Award for 'Best Advance in Learning Content Management' Xyleme | Boulder, CO | 6-May-2010. On heels of win, global information publisher Informa to present award-winning solution at EMC World 2010 in Boston. Read full story

ICB select Pearson VUE to deliver secure online testing Pearson VUE | London - Strand | 6-May-2010. The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB) has signed a landmark new contract to deliver its examinations online via Pearson VUE's extensive network of over 5,000 highly secure test centres in more than 165 countries. Read full story AOGEA Now Recognizes Microsoft Certified Architects The Open Group | UK | 6-May-2010. Following Microsoft's discontinuation of the Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA) Solutions and Infrastructure certifications, the Association of Open Group Enterprise Architects (AOGEA) now recognizes both certifications alongside ITAC, TOGAF and FEAC. All individuals holding either certification are eligible for a three-year membership in the AOGEA. The offer, funded by Microsoft, is valid from May 1, 2010, to December 31, 2010. Read full story

Train Safe with £3000 worth of funding The Safety Group | Altrincham, UK | 6-May-2010. The Safety Group Ltd - a North West health, safety, employment law and risk management consultancy - has tapped into Government funding to provide businesses in the region with up to £3000 each to support leadership and development programmes for senior level employees. Read full story

Global Knowledge Wins Cisco Learning Partner of the Year at 2010 Cisco Partner Summit Global Knowledge | Wokingham (UK) | 6-May-2010. Global Knowledge announced today that it is the recipient of three Cisco Partner Summit Theater awards for Learning Partner of the Year in the U.S. and Canada, Emerging Markets, and Asia Pacific. The company also received a Japan theater award for Excellence in Collaboration. Cisco unveiled the winners April 27 at its annual channel partner conference in San Francisco. Read full story

Omniplex distributes Award-winning e-learning products to Europe Omniplex | Hemel Hempstead, UK | 6-May-2010. Corporate e-learning products supplied in Europe by the e-learning solutions provider, Ominplex, have performed extremely well at this year's Brandon Hall Awards in the USA. Read full story

Edvantage group enhance reporting functionality with Learning Gateway v5.5 Edvantage group | Oslo, Norway | 6-May-2010. Edvantage group, an e-learning company and Managed Learning Service provider, today announces the latest update to the SaaS-based Learning Management System, Learning Gateway. Read full story

Learn.com Recognized as a Leader in Bersin & Associates Adaptive Platform Study Learn.com | Sunrise, FL | 5-May-2010. Learn.com®, the Knowledge PlatformTM company, announced today that Bersin & Associates, the only research and advisory firm focused solely on enterprise learning, gave the company high ratings across all maturity measures for platform adaptability in its just- published report. Read full story IMI unveils new accreditation scheme for automotive managers Institute of the Motor Industry | 5-May-2010. Following collaboration between employers and other key industry partners in the sector, the IMI has today launched a new, innovative management and leadership solution for the automotive industry. Read full story

Aurion Learning and Law Society launch CPD Centre for Solicitors Aurion Learning | Belfast | 5-May-2010. Aurion Learning and the Law Society have launched a CPD Centre to help solicitors in England and Wales plan and manage their continuing professional development (CPD). Read full story

Saffron and Home Group launch two crucial e-learning programmes Saffron Interactive | London | 4-May-2010. Saffron Interactive, one of Europe's leading e-learning, mobile and blended learning companies, is proud to announce the launch of two online programmes for Home Group, one of the largest housing, care and support providers in the country. Read full story

Richardson Wins Bronze in Brandon Hall Learning Technology Awards Richardson | Philadelphia, PA USA | 4-May-2010. Richardson's SalesCallPlanner™ wins the bronze award in the Best Advance in Performance Support Technology category of The Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Technology Awards. Read full story

QA - Outstanding in Outsourcing QA | 4-May-2010. 2010 - QA did it again. To consolidate their position as the learning services company of choice in the UK, QA, has been recognised for its outstanding performance and industry innovation and impact in Managed Learning Services, for another year running. Read full story

Fewer T&D Cuts, But HR Still Cautious on Economic Recovery The Ken Blanchard Companies | London | 4-May-2010. The good news for Training and Development professionals is that the latest annual Corporate Issues Survey by The Ken Blanchard Companies suggests the majority of companies are spending the same or more on T&D initiatives than they did last year. The bad news is very few businesses believe the economy is going to recover any time soon. Read full story

KnowledgePool Wins Recognition as a World-Class Training Outsourcing Provider KnowledgePool | Bracknell, UK | 4-May-2010. For the fourth successive year, the US-based learning portal TrainingIndustry.com has named KnowledgePool, the UK market leader in managed learning, as one of the global training outsourcing industry's Top 20 providers. Read full story AccessPlanit Wins Bronze Brandon Hall Learning Technology Award AccessPlanit | Lancaster, UK | 4-May-2010. AccessPlanit, a UK based provider of learning management systems, today announced it is the winner of a coveted Brandon Hall award for technology excellence. Read full story

Learning Light co-ordinates pan-European e-learning project Learning Light | Sheffield, UK | 4-May-2010. Learning Light is co-ordinating a pan-European project to enable 'marginalised' learners to develop their knowledge and skills via e-learning. Read full story

Kaplan IT Learning Launches Capture Point 2010 to Optimise Software Training Lesson Delivery for IT Training Programmes Kaplan | Reading | 4-May-2010. Kaplan IT Learning, a leading provider of technology solutions enabling organisations to rapidly develop and deploy high quality e-Learning, today announced the launch of its newest version of Capture Point, the award winning software solution that Kaplan has attained from the recent acquisition of Atlantic Link, LTD. Read full story

Cobent Wins Bronze Brandon Hall Learning Technology Award Cobent | London, UK | 4-May-2010. Cobent, specialist learning and compliance training management solutions provider wins Bronze award in Brandon Hall's Excellence in Learning Technology - 'Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for Compliance Training' category. Read full story

UpsideLMS shines at the 2009 Brandon Hall Awards for Excellence in Learning Technology - bags 1 Gold and 2 Silver Upside Learning | Pune, India | 4-May-2010. Upside Learning, a recognized leader in training outsourcing, custom eLearning development & LMS solutions, is a proud winner of three 2009 Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Technology Awards for UpsideLMS - its flagship Learning Management System. UpsideLMS is the only product to have won 3 awards - 1 Gold and 2 Silver, more than any other product. Read full story

CERTPOINT Systems' impact on global learning recognized by Brandon Hall Learning Technology Award CERTPOINT | New York, NY | 4-May-2010. CERTPOINT Systems was last Thursday awarded a coveted Brandon Hall silver award in the Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for Global Training category. CERTPOINT Systems, a leading global provider of integrated enterprise learning solutions, received the award in recognition of its work providing outstanding technology for learning programs internationally. Read full story

Thermadyne Selects Learn.com to Provide Education and Training to Distributors and Employees Learn.com | Sunrise, FL | 3-May-2010 Learn.com®, the Knowledge PlatformTM company, announced today that Thermadyne, an innovative and leading global manufacturer of welding and cutting products and accessories, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, has selected the company’s knowledge platform and WebRoom® Web Conferencing Suite to provide education and training to distributors and employees around the globe. Read the full story

EFMD Excellence in Practice Awards Recognise Five Outstanding Partnerships in Learning & Development EFMD | Brussels, Belgium | 3-May-2010 EFMD is an international network of business schools, companies and consultancies. Now in its 4th year the EFMD Excellence in Practice Awards recognise and promote outstanding partnerships between companies and learning and development providers. Read the full story

Content Master continues expansion with Redmond office appointments CM Group | US - Redmond | 1-May-2010 To support the expansion of its US and UK teams, Content Master, part of CM Group has announced a range of appointments in its US office. Read the full story

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